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Posted 10/11/2011 1:55 PM (GMT 0)
Since I was diagnosed with UC in February, I just can't believe how much my body aches when my pain meds wear off. I feel like a 90 y/o person. Between the joint pains and muscle aches I wonder, does this get any  better with time? I can almost see myself a true cripple in a few years. cry I just hope I don't have to retire early. All I can say is thank God for pain medicine.
Posted 10/11/2011 2:08 PM (GMT 0)
Id highly suggest vitamin D 5000ui daily. That reduced alot of my pain... In addition to a calcium magnesium supplement.

For amazing sleeps, even if you dont have a sleep problem, take melatonin, it will greatly help your guts, and there's ton of research on it for IBS and UC. Non addictive and you sleep like a king, just what mother nature intended :)
Posted 10/11/2011 2:18 PM (GMT 0)
What pain meds are you taking? If they are opiates, perhaps you are developing a dependency?

What meds are you using to treat your UC? about 25% of IBD patients have joint pain associated with their illness. I use sulfazine to treat both my bowel and my joints.
Posted 10/11/2011 2:28 PM (GMT 0)
I am the same way.  It is annoying.  I take calcium citrate with D and another vitamin D, b12 shots monthly, multivitamin, etc. etc. and nothing helps.  I think it is just part of UC.  I get out of bed in the morning and can hardly get up.  I hope you feel better.
Posted 10/11/2011 2:57 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you very much for your replies. Well to start, I take Tramadol 100mgs every 6 hrs. for pain I'd like to stay away from the opiates as much as possible. I don't take Vitamin D so maybe I'll try that route. I take Calcium citrate, Integra Plus, Vit. C, and Glucosamine chondroitin.  I really don't have a sleep problem right now because I take Ambien for that, but if Melatonin would help me, I could get off the Ambien.  I'm taking Asacol HD 4800 mg/day and Imuran 150 mg/day. So many darn pills... shakehead
Posted 10/12/2011 6:50 PM (GMT 0)
I am very achy and stiff in the morning, can hardly move! Then I do about 20 minutes on an ellipitical (wish I had time for more) and stretching moves, and some strength training. Then I am good! A morning walk works well too.
Posted 10/12/2011 10:20 PM (GMT 0)
Fish oil, vitamin D3, and SAMe are excellent for pain and fibromyalgia. For some reason the same natural remedies for pain also are effective for depression. I just returned from a week long golf vacation and did not take my fish oil. I returned with sore joints but immediately was relieved when I started up the fish oil again, 2-4 grams a day.
Posted 10/13/2011 2:36 AM (GMT 0)
Fish oil? Hmmmm. Thanks Babe. wink
Posted 10/15/2011 12:06 PM (GMT 0)
I talked with my GI just this past week about the joint pain.  He said it should not be happening with me now that I am in remission.  I wake up with lots of pain in my hands, wrists, ankles and toes.  It gets better if I get moving.  I am not taking any meds or supplements specifically for the joint pain as of now.  My GI wants me to go see a rheumatologist(sp?)but after the past couple of years and seeing my GI so often I am not ready for a new doctor and a new diagnosis and more meds.  He doesn't think my joint pain is connected to the UC but I didn't have the joint pain before I had the disease.  I am only 35 so I have a hard time believing it is just part of aging as of right now.

Does anyone else still have joint pain even though you are in remission?  What types of things do you take for it that are natural supplements?

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